Brassiere



July 17, 1951 M. SPETALNIK BRASSIERE Filed Nov. 5, 1948 INVENTOR MACK SPETA-LN|K BY M N M ATTORNEY Patented July 17, 1951 BRAssnraE Mack Spetalnik, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Wolfe & Lang, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application November 5, 1 948, Serial No. 58,579

This invention relates tov improvements in brassieres or bust supports.

An object of the invention is to provide a brassiere or bust support which will give firm yet yielding uplift support on both sides of each breast receiving pocket, whereby the breasts of the wearer will be supported in a natural and comfortable position while at the same time restraining the breasts within the confines of the pocket areas. I I

Another object is to provide a novel bust support garment. having a pair of angularly positioned elastic sections on the outside of each breast receiving pocket for exerting uplift pressure on the sides and bottom of the pocket.

A further object of the invention is to provide a brassire with means on the outside of each breast receiving pocket for exerting a greater uplift action on one side of the pocket than on the other. 1

Still a further object is to provide a bust support garment having on the outside of each pocket a pair of differently dimensioned and angularly positioned elastic sections-of substantially triangular configuration for exerting different amounts of uplift action on both sides of each pocket. v

A more detailed description of the invention follows, in conjunction with drawings, wherein:

Fig. l is an elevational view of the front or outside of the brassire of the invention, shown extended;

Fig. 2 is a section of Fig. 1 taken along the line 2-2; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the front of the garment of the invention, shown on a portion of the body of a wearer.

Referring to the drawings, the bust supporting garment of the invention comprises a pair of breast receiving pockets in made of any suitable material, such as non-stretchable satin or rayon. Each pocket consists of upper-and lower portions II and I3, respectively, stitched together along line l4. 1 .I-j;

On the outside of each pocket l and near the bottom of the lower'portion are a pair of elastic segments or sections l6, l8 of, substantially triangular configuration. These sections are stitched to each other along line H, which, if extended, would pass through the center of the pocket, and stitched at the bottom. edges 35 to a horizontally stretchable band portion [9. Sections-16. and I8, and band portion l9, are stretchable onlyv in the .directions indicated by the bidirectional arrows on the respective materials.

7" Claims. (01. 2-42) One side 3| of triangular section lfiof the left pocket is stitched to side piece 20, while the corresponding side 33 of triangular section 16 of the other pocket is stitched to side piece 22. Side pieces 22 are non-stretchable and made of satin or rayon. It should be noted that although the sides and bottom of the triangular sections [6, l8 are stitched to the garment, the longer sloping edges or sides 15 or 2!, respectively, are open and not attached to the pocket II]. This is illustrated clearly in Fig. 2, constituting a sectional view along the line 22.

Side piece 22 is attached at that edge which is farthest removed from triangular section Hi to an elastic section 24 terminating in a tab of material 26 provided with suitable eyelets 21. The other side piece 29 is attached by, stitching to a strip 25 which is provided with a plurality of hooks 23 adapted to engage the correspondingly positioned eyelets 21 on tab 26.

A pair of shoulder straps 28 are provided, each of which is secured at one end to the top of a breast pocket and extends to one of the side pieces 28 or 22. Each shoulder strap is provided with adjustable means 29.

The length of sloping side l5 of elastic section it, and the length of sloping side 2! of elastic section 18, are made shorter than the dimensions Of that portion of the fabric of the pocket H! which these edges cover (that is, the portion of the pocket to under and adjacent the edges), in order for elastic sections l6 and [8 to exert an upward lift or pressure on the bust when the garment is worn. Elastic section is will exert an uplift pressure in the direction shown by arrow A, while elastic section l8 will exert an uplift pressure in the direction shown by arrow B. These pressures along the bottom and sides of the pockets are such as to lift the breast and restrain the same within the confines of the pocket area.

The angular positions of the sloping edge I5 or 21 of the elastic sections it: and is relative to each other for each pocket I?) determine the direction of force indicated by A and B. In the drawings, each sloping edge of the elastic segments is shown positioned at an angle of approximately 4-5" to the base of the pocket defined by the stitching to the band portion 19. This angle may vary over a wide range.

It is preferred that sloping edges l5 and 2| of elastic sections it and I8, respectively, be curved as shown, rather than perfectly straightas in the case of a true triangle, in order to prevent 3 'shirring of the elastic sections when stretched during the wearing of the garment.

In the construction of the brassiere shown in the drawings, the edges 3| and 33 of elastic sec tions l6 have the same lengths, and the bottom edges of these sections joined to band portion [9 are also equal in length. However, the length of sloping edge 2| is longer than the length of sloping edge l5. This difference in lengths of sloping edges l5 and 2| provides greater pull toward the middle part of the garment, thus tending to cause the center of the brassire to hug the flesh be tween the busts and tending to prevent the junction of pockets [0 from pulling away from the flesh of the wearer, when the garment is subjected to stresses and strains during wear. In practice, the lengths of the sloping edges of the elastic sections l6 and [8 can be made to differ to any desired degree in order to vary the strain or pull which is placed upon the breast within the pocket.

What is claimed is l. Abody encircling garment having breast receivin pockets, each pocket havin on the outside thereof a pair of elastic sections having adjacent edges joined together along a seam which if extended would pass approximately through the center of the pocket, the sections of each pair extending upwardly on opposite sides of the seam at an angle to each other and covering only the lower portion of the pocket near the bottom thereof, the directions of stretch of the elastic sections of each pair being. at an angle to each other and such as to exert'an uplift pressure on the sides and bottom of the pocket when worn, and an elastic band secured at its top edge to said sections-and extending across an area below and o'versubstantially the width of both of said pockets.

2. A body encircling garment having breast receiving pockets, each pocket having on the outside thereof a pair of elastic sections having adjacent edges joined together along a seam which if extended would pass approximately through the center of the pocket, the sections of each pair extending upwardly on opposite sides of the seam at an angle to each other and covering only the lower portion of the pocket near the bottom thereof, the lower edges of said sections of each pair being attached to the bottom of the pocket which they cover, the upper edges of said sections whichoverlap said pockets being free of attachment to said pockets, the directions of stretch of the elastic sections of each pair being at an angle to each other and such as to exert an uplift pres-*- sure'on the sides'and bottom of the pocket when word.

3. A brassire having breast receiving pockets, each pocket" having on the outside thereof a pair of elastic sections of substantially triangular'configuration joined together along a seam which if extended would pass approximately through the center'of the pocket, the sloping edgesof'the sectio'n's of each pair extending upwardly from said seamto points oppositely disposed but higher up on the sides of the associated pocket, the sections of each pair covering only the lower portion of the pocket near the bottom thereof, the sloping edges of the sections being shorter than the lengths of those portions of the pocket immediately underneath and extending to the ends of said sloping edges, the bottom edges of each pair of sections being joined to the bottom of pocket, the directions of stretch of the elastic sections being. substantially parallel to the sloping edges and such as to exert an uplift pressure on the sides and bottom of the pocket.

4. A brassire in accordance with claim 3, characterized in this that said sloping edges are curved away from the center of the pocket.

5. A brassire in accordance with claim 3, characterized in this that said sloping edges are curved away from the center of the pocket, and the sloping edge-0f one elastic section of a pair is longer than the sloping edge of the other elastic section of the same air.

6-. A body encircling garment having breast receiving pockets, each pocket having on the outside thereof'a pair of elastic sections having adjacent edges joinedtogether along a seam which terminates below the center of the pocket but which if extended would pass approximately through the center of the pocket, the sections of each pair extending upwardly on opposite sides of the seam at an angle to each other and covering only. the lower portion of the pocket near the bottom thereof, the sloping edges of said sections which extend upwardly from said seam having lengths shorter than the lengths of those portions of the pocket immediately. underneath and extendin to the ends of said edges, the bottoms of said.- sections of each' pair being attached to the bottom of the pocket-which they cover, the directions'of stretch of the elastic sections of each pair being at an angle to each other and such as to exert an uplift-pressure on the sides and bottom'of the pocket when worn, and an elastic band secured at its top' edge to said sections and extending. across an area below and over substantially the width of bothof saidpockets.

7. In a brassiere, breast pockets each composed of an upper and a lower portion, a .pair of substantiallytriangular shaped elastic sections on the outside of and covering substantially only the bottom and sides of the lower portion of each pocket, thesections'for each pocket being stitched together along a vertical seam terminating below the center' ofthe pocket, the bottom edges of the sections being. stitched to the bottom horizontal edge of the-pocket they cover, the side edges of the sections of each pair being stitched to opposite edges of the pocket, the sloping edges of the triangular-shaped sections extending upwardly from said-seam in different directions to points disposedhigher up on the side edge of said'pocket, said sloping edges being unattached to the pocket between the ends thereof, the directions of stretch of said elastic sections beingsubtantially parallel to the sloping edges, and an elastic band secured at its top edge to said sections and extending across an area belowand over substantially. the width of both of said pockets:

MACK SPETALNIK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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